A Question To Fellow Novices

[Jon MW]

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BTW. Anyone who says they play online poker purely for fun and plays anything other than freeroll / microstakes is a big fibber.

Unduly harsh I think - I built up some excess cash on Pokerstars a bit ago and spent it on entering the Sunday Million.

I had no expectation of winning, I had little expectation of cashing but I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of playing it.

If I had a job which left me with significantly more disposable income I could easily see myself playing games like this for the entertainment and fun value rather than any expectation of a profit - and I'm sure there are plenty of people who do already fall into this category.

[Claw75]

fun.  Probably why i've stopped playing online lately!

I love playing live, but simply can't afford it at the moment.  Like Mondatoo, without wishing to blow my own trumpet, having had a bit of experience playing £100-£300 buy-in live tournaments this year I think I could make a nice profit on them if I had the means to play them.  When I'm rich, I'm gonna do it!

[Grier78]

BTW. Anyone who says they play online poker purely for fun and plays anything other than freeroll / microstakes is a big fibber.

I totally disagree, freerolls and microstakes are anything but fun.

[FuglyBaz]

I totally disagree, freerolls and microstakes are anything but fun.

Agreed

My fun comes in playing good, but not as good as me opposition. I just hate playing with people who dont know when to act live. And even online I hate playing with people who dont show proper etiquette. That above everything ruins the game for me.

[Newmanseye]

BTW. Anyone who says they play online poker purely for fun and plays anything other than freeroll / microstakes is a big fibber.

I totally disagree, freerolls and microstakes are anything but fun.

spot on that chap

[Tuffster]

Thanks for the replies guys. Seems as though I'm pretty much the same as most non-pros.

The joy of playing Poker is interacting with people, laughing, joking, outplaying, outdrawing (and drinking if its a Blonde Bash!), which you don't really get on-line.

I enjoy the challenge of on-line MTT play (so long as I can get past the early donkathon, unless it's a decent structure), but much prefer the interaction of live play.

I'm pretty successful at on-line small stakes SnG's, but very poor at live play (as I generally find the structures are too fast for my ABC play), so I limit myself to only spending my winnings on live play.

I'm never going to be a very good player, but hey, I enjoy the live scene and I'm added value for a tourney so everyone wins! Just need to satellite into a decent 2-dayer now so I can have a go a a tourney with a decent structure!

[Jon MW]

... a decent 2-dayer now so I can have a go a a tourney with a decent structure!

APAT World Championships in August - £75

[vegaslover]

I totally disagree, freerolls and microstakes are anything but fun.
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Agree. probably why I can't be bothered to play much at the moment

[Tuffster]

... a decent 2-dayer now so I can have a go a a tourney with a decent structure!

APAT World Championships in August - £75

That's the plan, hopefully One Time for the clickfest!